Gates



Fgb. 28, 1967 w. J. HOSKING 3,305,972

GATES Filed Aug. 10, 1964 WILLIAM TRMES H05 KING [MW EL/ti MY UnitedStates Patent Ofifice 3,305,972 Patented F eb. 28, 1967 3,305,972 GATESWilliam J. Hosking, Ferryside Cottage, Truro, Cornwall, England FiledAug. 10, 1964, Ser. No. 388,547 Claims. (Cl. 49-192) This inventionrelates to gates and is mainly, though not exclusively, concerned with agate suitable for use when handling sheep and cattle.

According to the invention there is provided the combination of arotatable gate post and a gate which is slidable endwise relative to thepost.

The invention will be described in detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevation of a gate for use in handling livestock,and

FIGURE 2 is a view, on an enlarged scale, of a detail of theconstruction shown in FIG. 1.

As shown, a fixed vertical gate post 1 carries a bearing 2 for the upperjournal portion 3 of a rotatable vertical post 4, the lower journalportion 5 of which is received in a bearing socket 6 embedded in theground. The ost 4 carries upper and lower projecting pins 7 and 8respectively, upon the upper one of which is rotatably mounted a roller9 which in turn is engaged by an inwardly open corner bead 10 formed bydeformation of the tubular metal frame of a gate 11. Gate 11 is composedof a series of horizontal bars rigidly secured at opposite ends tovertical end bars 16. The uppermost horizontal bar 15 intersects theupper ends of vertical bars 16 in similar outwardly offset integralarcuate corner loops or beads 10 and 13. These beads are essentiallyformed by upward bends in the top bar 15 and outward bends in the endbars 16. In the position shown in the drawings gate 11 is supported onpost 4 by a pivotal mount between bead 10 and roller 9 and the lowerportion of the gate 11 abuts against the lower stop pin 8 on the post 4and thus prevents the gate from swinging clockwise about the axis of theroller 9. The gate may then be swung about the axis of the post 4 in thenormal way and its free end secured, in the closed position of the gate,to another fixed gate post (not shown) by any convenient means such asthe latching member 12. By placing latch 12 in the opposite vertical bar16, the gate 11 may be reversed end to end and hung with loop 13embracing roller 9.

By raising the free end of the gate slightly it is possible to dislodgethe corner bead 10 from the roller 9 and at the same time raise thelower left-hand corner of the gate, as looked at in the drawings, clearof the pin 8. The gate can then be slid endwise relatively to the post 4with the undersurface of its top rail riding over the roller 9 until thecorner bead 13 engages over the roller.

With the construction shown and described the gate is capable of pivotaland sliding movement into any one of a number of positions.

I claim:

1. A gate comprising a gate post mounted for rotation about asubstantially vertical axis, a gate structure, means freely pivotallysupporting one upper corner region of said gate structure on the upperend of said post for rocking about a generally horizontal axis, 'saidmeans also providing for upward displacement of said pivoted region ofthe gate structure, and stop means on the lower end of said post abuttedby the corner region of said pivoted gate structure immediately belowsaid one upper corner region whereby said gate structure extendssubstantially horizontally from said post, said gate structure having anupper part providing a horizontal slide track, and said pivotal supportof the gate structure on the post comprising an inwardly open beadpartly formed by an upwardly looped end of said track surrounding apivot structure on the post, said pivot structure and stop means beingso relatively located vertically that upofl u ward displacement of saidpivoted region of the gate structure the lower corner region of the gatestructure moves above said step means and the gate structure may beslidably displaced on said post with said track moving over said plvotstructure.

2. A gate comprising a gate post mounted for rotation about asubstantially vertical axis, a gate structure, means freely pivotallysupporting one upper corner reg1on of said gate structure on the upperend of said post for rocking about a generally horizontal axis, stopmeans on the lower end of said post abutted by the corner region of saidpivoted gate structure immediately below said one upper corner regionwhereby said gate structure extends substantially horizontally from saidpost, said gate structure comprising an upper horizontal bar connectedat opposite ends to the tops of vertical end bars, with the connectionat the pivoted end of the gate compris ng an inwardly open offsetarcuate integral loop, and a slide pivot roller on said post within saidloop, "said stop means being a pin on the post engaging the ldwer end ofthe adjacent vertical gate structure bar.

s. In the gate defined in claim 2, said gate structure beingsubstantially identical at both ends of said upp r horizontal barwhereby either end of the gate may be pivotally supported on the post. I

4. In combination, a gatepo'st mounted for rotation about asubstantially vertical axis and provided with a gate-supporting member,a barred gate having substan= tially vertical end members, an upper barof said gate being longitudinally slidable on said gate-supporting mmher and being formed with upwardly arcuate ends whic'li integrally mergewith outwardly arcuate upper ends of said substantially vertical endmembers of the gate td provide corner beads for engaging saidgate-supporting member, whereby either end of the gate can be hung fromsaid gate post, said gate being prevented from swinging about saidgate-supporting member in either of its hung positions by a stopprojecting from said gate post in the path of swinging movement of thelower end of the mounted gate.

5. In combination, a gate post mounted for rotation about asubstantially vertical axis and provided with a gate-supporting memberin the form of a roller rotatably mounted on a substantially horizontalaxis on said gate post, a barred gate having substantially vertical endframe members, an upper bar of said gate being longitudinally slidableon said roller and being formed with upwardly bent ends which areintegrally combined with outwardly bent upper ends of said substantiallyvertical end members of the gate to provide offset inwardly open cornerbeads for engaging said roller, whereby either end of the gate can behung from said gate post, said gate being prevented from swinging aboutsaid roller in either of its hung positions by a stop projection on saidgate post disposed in the path of swinging movement of the lower end ofsaid gate.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 346,588 8/1886Hoover 3983 402,489 4/ 1889 Sherman et al 3915 1,332,077 2/1920 Smyth39--67 1,522,454 1/1925 Hopkins 3983 1,546,828 7/1925 Donner 39-831,611,720 12/1926 Corey 3983 REINALDO P. MACHADO, Primary Examiner.HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Examiner D. L. TAYLOR, Assistant Examiner.

2. A GATE COMPRISING A GATE POST MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT ASUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AXIS, A GATE STRUCTURE, MEANS FREELY PIVOTALLYSUPPORTING ONE UPPER CORNER REGION OF SAID GATE STRUCTURE ON THE UPPEREND OF SAID POST FOR ROCKING ABOUT A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, STOPMEANS ON THE LOWER END OF SAID POST ABUTTED BY THE CORNER REGION OF SAIDPIVOTED GATE STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID ONE UPPER CORNER REGIONWHEREBY SAID GATE STRUCTURE EXTENDS SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY FROM SAIDPOST, SAID GATE STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN UPPER HORIZINONTAL BAR CONNECTEDAT OPPOSITE ENDS TO THE TOPS OF VERTICAL ENDS BARS, WITH THE CONNECTIONAT THE PIVOTED END OF THE GATE COMPRISING AN INWARDLY OPEN OFFSETARCUATE INTEGRAL LOOP, AND A SLIDE PIVOT ROLLER ON SAID POST WITHIN SAIDLOOP, SAID STOP MEANS BEING A PIN ON THE POST ENGAGING THE LOWER END OFTHE ADJACENT VERTICAL GATE STRUCTURE BAR.